Those classic wooden Forest Service signs with blocky, chiseled words announcing the boundaries of wilderness areas began to appear on the Cecil D. Andrus — White Clouds Wilderness earlier this week.

Some of the newest wilderness areas in America are celebrating their 10th anniversary this month thanks to a yearslong bipartisan public lands push that started in Idaho. On Aug. 7. 2015, former ...

Ten years ago, with the stroke of a pen, then-President Barack Obama enshrined nearly 300,000 acres of Central Idaho backcountry as protected wilderness. It was a quiet conclusion to a hard-won ...

Deep in the guts of central Idaho stand the White Clouds — a string of picture-perfect peaks and fish-laden lakes situated high above and far away from the political winds that have swirled around ...

KETCHUM, Idaho — This summer marked ten years since a slice of solitude became a protected wilderness area. Conservationists, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson and many other advocates fought for decades ...

Laura Paskus’ article on the Ojito Wilderness mentions the proposal for the Boulder-White Clouds in Idaho, an omnibus lands bill that includes some wilderness designation (HCN, 11/28/05: The little ...

For decades, conservationists have lobbied for additional protections for the Boulder-White Clouds Mountains. It’s a scenic area they say offers unparalleled recreation and world-class hunting and ...

STANLEYWith President Barack Obama’s signature Aug. 7, 296,000 acres in Custer and Blaine counties received federal wilderness protection. One of the largest roadless areas in the country, the ...

Jerr Peak in the proposed Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness: These sagebrush highlands are in the lesser-known east side of the Boulder Mountains. The backpackers are facing north, looking into Herd ...

Those classic wooden Forest Service signs with blocky, chiseled words began to appear at the boundaries of the Cecil D. Andrus — White Clouds Wilderness earlier this week. Although the name change was ...

Some of the newest wilderness areas in America are celebrating their 10th anniversary this month thanks to a years-long bipartisan public lands push that started in Idaho. On Aug. 7, 2015, former ...